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i was trained in molecular biology, but i find the science difficult to understand. host: tony is some massachusetts and he is on our independent line. caller: i am calling to agree with professor nestle. we should be labeling foods that are genetically modified. we should be labeling them so that i and many other people can make a choice. the choice i am making is the choice of what food chain to support or what philosophy i want to support. do i want to support a monsanto operation or do i want to see a more diversified source of foods out there? issue and atical philosophical issue. i want to see what the foods are so that i and many other people can make a choice. you.you -- thank for stating you that so eloquently. i also think it is a matter of philosophy. is a food system that has a great deal of diversity in it and i want small farms as well as large fonts. i want to see a lot of locally, organically grown food and much more focus on sustainability. system, and food much more diverse and competition are, a different one, has a much better chance of being sust
i was trained in molecular biology, but i find the science difficult to understand. host: tony is some massachusetts and he is on our independent line. caller: i am calling to agree with professor nestle. we should be labeling foods that are genetically modified. we should be labeling them so that i and many other people can make a choice. the choice i am making is the choice of what food chain to support or what philosophy i want to support. do i want to support a monsanto operation or do i...
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there is really no science in this. how much cost shifting really goes on? what is the right amount to move to pay for medicare? we looked at variations within the u.s., and you realized that if a really strong academic hospital can do for half that price but that maybe everyone should be able to do it for half that price. at some look overseas of the high quality european s, and care companie they're doing it for sometimes a quarter to a fifth, to attend even of the price we are paying. if they are doing it that way, why aren't we? what is the rubble with the way we are delivering health care? host: we want to hear from our viewers on this subject. we want to hear your experiences at the hospital, what you were charged for hospital care, what were unexpected to you? .ur phone lines are open we will also take your comments twfacebook and letter -- itter. is there anybody in the federal government or state government in charge of regulating these costs to ensure that people do not get gouged for some of these charges? sett: medicare does inpatient rates. and
there is really no science in this. how much cost shifting really goes on? what is the right amount to move to pay for medicare? we looked at variations within the u.s., and you realized that if a really strong academic hospital can do for half that price but that maybe everyone should be able to do it for half that price. at some look overseas of the high quality european s, and care companie they're doing it for sometimes a quarter to a fifth, to attend even of the price we are paying. if...
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coming up on the commercial use of drones in the united states, saying it is the transportation and science committee -- as we move forward towards integrating drones into civilian life and capitalizing on the economic opportunities they offer, we must make certain that these aircraft's meet rigorous safety and privacy standards. the commerce committee said the hearing was already in the works before the amazon announcement on sunday. her knees from hartsdale, new -- bernice from hartsdale, new york on our support line. favor of using the drones because i just enrolled in a prescription d plan on medicare. i will get the best price if i use mail order to obtain my drugs. i take 14 prescription drugs. it is very difficult to keep things in order. in order to get the prescription i haveelivered on time, to call two weeks ahead of time. it seems insurmountable. however, if i saw that i was running out of drugs and they could be delivered in a half hour, it would be most helpful. i think for old ladies on prescription d, it might be a help. host: that is bernice from new york. this,ve probably
coming up on the commercial use of drones in the united states, saying it is the transportation and science committee -- as we move forward towards integrating drones into civilian life and capitalizing on the economic opportunities they offer, we must make certain that these aircraft's meet rigorous safety and privacy standards. the commerce committee said the hearing was already in the works before the amazon announcement on sunday. her knees from hartsdale, new -- bernice from hartsdale, new...
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this is a real threat, no matter how science fiction it feels to think about that happening, it could easily happen and it is our job to stop it. host: we have this tweet from calamity jane -- host: what do you say to that argument? syria rightis in now as a proxy terrorist. they are in all of these places doing bad things. they are in afghanistan. they have not invaded because that is not what these countries do. what these countries -- by these countries i mean countries like , they have proxy terrorists. they fund, promote, and train bad actors in their state and then send them out to other countries to destabilize. front page this morning of "the new york times." "jihadist groups gain turmoil across the middle east, planning violence to present new opportunities for jihadist groups across the middle east to raise concerns among american intelligence and counterterrorism officials that militants aligned with al qaeda could establish a base in syria capable of threatening israel and europe. -- europe." guest: that is absolutely true, especially in syria. you have a line from syria t
this is a real threat, no matter how science fiction it feels to think about that happening, it could easily happen and it is our job to stop it. host: we have this tweet from calamity jane -- host: what do you say to that argument? syria rightis in now as a proxy terrorist. they are in all of these places doing bad things. they are in afghanistan. they have not invaded because that is not what these countries do. what these countries -- by these countries i mean countries like , they have...